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Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] POLITICO Pro Energy Whiteboard Wed 11/8/2017 3:16:54 PM SAB appointee doesn't represent North Carolina, state says
By Alex Guillen
11/08/2017 10:16 AM EDT
Donald van der Vaart, the former head of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality, will not represent the agency or the state in his recent appointment to EPA's Science Advisory Board, the DEQ told a local television station.
Van der Vaart, a Republican who was considered for a top EPA appointment, demoted himself at DEQ to a non-political position that cannot be removed at will following last fall's gubernatorial win by Democrat Roy Cooper.
But his position on SAB will not come with Cooper's blessing, according to DEQ.
"DEQ does not support his participation on the EPA's SAB," the agency told local TV station WRAL. DEQ will not participate as a representative of the DEQ or North Carolina, the agency added.
Neither van der Vaart nor EPA immediately returned requests for comment this morning.
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